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[b]Micrówave wrote: [/b]
3. Ripping CDs is quite a lot of fun for your average 11 year old. You put all your music (let's use Queen in this example) onto your computer and then make your own compilation CDs. It's fun. You can even use a few colored sharpee pens and make your own design.
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Ripping is fun indeed. It is also useful for helping keep expensive import CDs in better condition, as you would only need to put it inside your drive once, use an accurate ripping program like EAC to copy it to HD and then FLAC it, and put the CD away for safekeeping (unless you also scan the booklets and case as well before doing that).
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What I don't get is the title "collectors edition". The real collectors items are the originals, since when is a re-release a collectors edition, it's just essentially a copy of the original..
It reminds me of when a movie is released and it's titled "special collectors edition", with extras and crap. Thing is, that's usually the ONLY edition of the film. How is it special then?
Pointless rant but it's funny pointing out the way things are titled. Kinda like when something's released and is instantly on sale, and you just know the sale price was likely the original price :p
It reminds me of when a movie is released and it's titled "special collectors edition", with extras and crap. Thing is, that's usually the ONLY edition of the film. How is it special then?
Pointless rant but it's funny pointing out the way things are titled. Kinda like when something's released and is instantly on sale, and you just know the sale price was likely the original price :p
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[b]shoemanbundy wrote: [/b]
What I don't get is the title "collectors edition". The real collectors items are the originals, since when is a re-release a collectors edition, it's just essentially a copy of the original..
It reminds me of when a movie is released and it's titled "special collectors edition", with extras and crap. Thing is, that's usually the ONLY edition of the film. How is it special then?
Pointless rant but it's funny pointing out the way things are titled. Kinda like when something's released and is instantly on sale, and you just know the sale price was likely the original price :p
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It's unfortunately the way the market works these days. I'm beginning to think people don't even notice "Special Edition", "Collector's Edition" etc on the packaging for that reason you mention, because most everything only has a single edition anyways. And go figure, a lot of Nth anniversary releases down the line should normally MAKE for that type of special edition, but they a lot of times have even less bonus features than the initial editions.
In my eyes, the only country that *knows* how to properly market separate collectors editions for anything would be Japan. Their collector's packages are immaculate, of top-notch quality, and totally unrivaled by any "special edition" crap I buy from the US, Canada or Europe. The pictures I see for their products online really do not do them justice compared to having it *in your hands* :-)
[b]shoemanbundy wrote: [/b]
What I don't get is the title "collectors edition". The real collectors items are the originals, since when is a re-release a collectors edition, it's just essentially a copy of the original..
It reminds me of when a movie is released and it's titled "special collectors edition", with extras and crap. Thing is, that's usually the ONLY edition of the film. How is it special then?
Pointless rant but it's funny pointing out the way things are titled. Kinda like when something's released and is instantly on sale, and you just know the sale price was likely the original price :p
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It's unfortunately the way the market works these days. I'm beginning to think people don't even notice "Special Edition", "Collector's Edition" etc on the packaging for that reason you mention, because most everything only has a single edition anyways. And go figure, a lot of Nth anniversary releases down the line should normally MAKE for that type of special edition, but they a lot of times have even less bonus features than the initial editions.
In my eyes, the only country that *knows* how to properly market separate collectors editions for anything would be Japan. Their collector's packages are immaculate, of top-notch quality, and totally unrivaled by any "special edition" crap I buy from the US, Canada or Europe. The pictures I see for their products online really do not do them justice compared to having it *in your hands* :-)
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Perhaps you don't realize that you're like Track 13... You just keep going on and on about the same old points. We get it. You're cheap, you don't like anything Freddie doesn't sing on, and you think a band should cater to their biggest fan... you. Great. Thanks for your opinion.
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The best part about these endless anti-QPR/TCR topics is that the stepfords who reply provide an endless source of amusement.
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Perhaps you don't realize that you're like Track 13... You just keep going on and on about the same old points. We get it. You're cheap, you don't like anything Freddie doesn't sing on, and you think a band should cater to their biggest fan... you. Great. Thanks for your opinion.
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The best part about these endless anti-QPR/TCR topics is that the stepfords who reply provide an endless source of amusement.
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[b]Panchgani wrote: [/b]
[b]Micrówave wrote:
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Perhaps you don't realize that you're like Track 13... You just keep going on and on about the same old points. We get it. You're cheap, you don't like anything Freddie doesn't sing on, and you think a band should cater to their biggest fan... you. Great. Thanks for your opinion.
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The best part about these endless anti-QPR/TCR topics is that the stepfords who reply provide an endless source of amusement.
The best part about the trolls is how immature they come across here, along with some of the 'stepfords' like myself :-)
Yet if this were a real life meeting, I'm sure people would not be so quick to throw insults and punches :-)
Ahh, the false sense of security that be your monitor screens.
[b]Panchgani wrote: [/b]
[b]Micrówave wrote:
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Perhaps you don't realize that you're like Track 13... You just keep going on and on about the same old points. We get it. You're cheap, you don't like anything Freddie doesn't sing on, and you think a band should cater to their biggest fan... you. Great. Thanks for your opinion.
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The best part about these endless anti-QPR/TCR topics is that the stepfords who reply provide an endless source of amusement.
The best part about the trolls is how immature they come across here, along with some of the 'stepfords' like myself :-)
Yet if this were a real life meeting, I'm sure people would not be so quick to throw insults and punches :-)
Ahh, the false sense of security that be your monitor screens.
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[b]Lester Burnham wrote: [/b]
^^ Heh, I think we've found an employee of QPL here ;)
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Look at initials. See thread about the Spanish/Portugese album editions - think who might have a specific interest in them.
In short, no, you haven't. You've found a freelance archivist's highly knowledgeable proof-reader/mate/assistant.
[b]Lester Burnham wrote: [/b]
^^ Heh, I think we've found an employee of QPL here ;)
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Look at initials. See thread about the Spanish/Portugese album editions - think who might have a specific interest in them.
In short, no, you haven't. You've found a freelance archivist's highly knowledgeable proof-reader/mate/assistant.
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[b]clear wrote: [/b]
My initial thought was "how is Freddie's original artwork (the Queen word logo) allowed to be used in such a tasteless naff manner? White reversed out of purple!!!! like some 14 year old design students embarassing mistake. ... Why not give it some class and, if you're aiming it at the general public, base the design around Queen 2 which has the added bonus of being associated with Bohemian Rhapsody?
In HMV, where I had the misfortune to bump into it, it is in the racks next to GH1. GH1 has all the hits and more for £5 if bought with another album for a £5. This stinking turd costs £39.95. EIGHT TIMES THE COST and the hassle of changing the f...ing CD every couple of songs.
They therefore have a [b]moral duty[/b] to release worthwhile material that is not just another re-release with one or two un-released tracks that make the full-on fans feel obliged to complete their collections.
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Freddie's "original" was on a purple background (Queen 1) and was then white on a darker background for Queen II, so this could quite logically be seen as a well executed combination of the two. I like to see the original crest and the original font used, and the purple fits - Queen 1, Bo Rhap (77, 95), so no complaints there.
Quite why you feel the need to hang around the Q section of your local HMV is a bit of a mystery. Hoping for a ? and the Mysterions reunion? Maybe you're still saving up for the aforementioned GH1.... Oh, and thanks for the maths lesson. Dividing 40 by 8 has always been a blind spot of mine...
Moral duty? No more than you have a moral duty to not start a thread on a pre-existing topic for personal aggrandising purposes. There are plenty of forums where this would be seen as extremely un-cool behaviour.
[b]clear wrote: [/b]
My initial thought was "how is Freddie's original artwork (the Queen word logo) allowed to be used in such a tasteless naff manner? White reversed out of purple!!!! like some 14 year old design students embarassing mistake. ... Why not give it some class and, if you're aiming it at the general public, base the design around Queen 2 which has the added bonus of being associated with Bohemian Rhapsody?
In HMV, where I had the misfortune to bump into it, it is in the racks next to GH1. GH1 has all the hits and more for £5 if bought with another album for a £5. This stinking turd costs £39.95. EIGHT TIMES THE COST and the hassle of changing the f...ing CD every couple of songs.
They therefore have a [b]moral duty[/b] to release worthwhile material that is not just another re-release with one or two un-released tracks that make the full-on fans feel obliged to complete their collections.
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Freddie's "original" was on a purple background (Queen 1) and was then white on a darker background for Queen II, so this could quite logically be seen as a well executed combination of the two. I like to see the original crest and the original font used, and the purple fits - Queen 1, Bo Rhap (77, 95), so no complaints there.
Quite why you feel the need to hang around the Q section of your local HMV is a bit of a mystery. Hoping for a ? and the Mysterions reunion? Maybe you're still saving up for the aforementioned GH1.... Oh, and thanks for the maths lesson. Dividing 40 by 8 has always been a blind spot of mine...
Moral duty? No more than you have a moral duty to not start a thread on a pre-existing topic for personal aggrandising purposes. There are plenty of forums where this would be seen as extremely un-cool behaviour.
The Q section does contain:
Quarterflash
Queensryche
Queen Latifah
Queens Of The Stone Age
Perhaps "clear" could go bother their message boards. I know Quarterflash could use some excitement right about now...
Quarterflash
Queensryche
Queen Latifah
Queens Of The Stone Age
Perhaps "clear" could go bother their message boards. I know Quarterflash could use some excitement right about now...
7digital.com offer all queen singles box 1 tracks as "high quality" mp3 download. So you don't have to buy the box if you only want 1 track.